Transcription
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- [wurth]
- /wɜrθ/
- /wɜːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurth]
- /wɜrθ/
Definitions of worth word
- preposition worth good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. 1
- preposition worth having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars. 1
- preposition worth having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions. 1
- noun worth a town in NE Illinois. 1
- idioms worth for all one is worth, Informal. to the utmost: He ran for all he was worth. 1
- idioms worth for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify: For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him. 1
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Origin of worth
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd (German wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths
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Parts of speech for Worth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
worth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for worth
noun worth
- value — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
- rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
adjective worth
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- unmeaning — not meaning anything; devoid of intelligence, sense, or significance, as words or actions; pointless; empty.
- meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- unpurposed — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- purport — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
Antonyms for worth
noun worth
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
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